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Approves The Law Carrying Out The Restructuring Of Concessionaire Public Service Of Radio And Television

Original Language Title: Aprova a Lei que procede a reestruturação da concessionária do serviço público de rádio e televisão

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PROPOSED LAW NO. 106 /X

Exhibition of Motives

The legal regime of the state's business sector in the audiovisual area is currently

regulated by Law No. 33/2003 of August 22, which it carried out the amendment of the Decree-

Law No. 2/94 of January 10, to Law No. 4/2001 of February 23 and to Law No. 18-

A/2002, of July 18.

The need to reevaluate the model holding of the Radio and Television Society of

Portugal, S.G.P.S., S.A. and the " legal figurine of public radio and radio services

television, ensuring full surrender of financial, technical and

humans available and maintaining the autonomy of information directorates and

programming concerning radio and television " is one of the objectives set out in the

Programme of the XVII Constitutional Government. This goal is now realized not only

through the alteration of the object of the Radio and Television Society of Portugal, S.G.P.S., S.

A. and of the respective denomination for "Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A", but

also of the incorporation in the latter of the Portuguese Radiotelevision societies-

Public Service of Television, S. A., Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. and the RTP-Means

of Production, S. A.

Simultaneously, this merger operation not only ensures the maintenance of the marks

RDP and RTP and the full editorial autonomy with respect to its programming and

information, how it also goes to the meeting of the concern plastered in that Program

of the Government, to prevent " the secondary of the public radio service face to the service

public television " .

Aware of the constitutional imperative according to which " the structure and the functioning

of the public sector's media should safeguard its

independence in the face of the Government, the Administration and the other public powers, well

how to ensure the possibility of expression and confrontation of the various currents of

opinion " , the Government takes advantage of this moment of corporate restructuring to propose

the enhancement of the management model of the dealership of the public services of

radio and television.

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In this sense, the parliamentary monitoring in relation to the activity is strengthened.

developed by the dealership, particularly through the annual hearing of the

members of the board of directors and those responsible for programming and

information of the respective programme services and links the performance of the members

of the board of directors to the fulfillment of the concession contracts for the

television and for radio.

With a view to ensuring greater social participation in the monitoring of activity

of the dealership of the public radio and television service, are also strengthened

the powers of the opinion board, making them more operational, namely

through the prediction of the mechanism of the hearing of those responsible for the selection and the

contents of programming and information. It is further amended the composition of this council,

through in particular the extinction of government representatives and the strengthening of the

representation elected by the Assembly of the Republic.

The Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the Government, has been heard

Regional of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Regulatory Entity for the

Social Communication.

The hearing of the Legislative Assemblies of the Autonomous Regions of the Regions was promoted

Azores and Madeira.

Thus:

Under the terms of the paragraph d) of Article 197 (1) of the Constitution, the Government presents to the

Assembly of the Republic the following proposal for a law:

CHAPTER I

Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A.

Article 1.

Nature, object and statutes

1. The Radio and Television of Portugal, SGPS, S. A., passes, by virtue of this Law, to have

as the main object to the provision of public radio and television services, in the

terms of the Radio Act, the Television Act and the respective concession contracts and

to be named Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A.

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2. Are incorporated into the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., the Radiotelevision

Portuguese-Public Service of Television, S. A., the Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. and the

RTP-Means of Production, S. A.

3. The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A. is a society of capitals exclusively

public.

4. The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A may still pursue any other

activities, industrial or commercial, related to the activity of radio and

television, as long as they do not compromise or affect the pursuit of the public service of

radio and television.

5. The Statutes of Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., are published in annex to the

present Law, of it being an integral part.

6. Statutory provisions relating to composition, designation, inamovibility and

competencies of the board of directors, the competences of the directors of

programming and information, to the opinion board, to the providers of the listener and the

telviewer and to the parliamentary monitoring of the activity of Radio and Television of

Portugal, S.A., can only be amended by law.

Article 2.

Effects

1. As a result of the provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 of the preceding Article, the Radio and Television of

Portugal, S. A., assumes the title of the concessions of public radio and radio services

television and the direct exploitation of the respective programme services.

2. The associated RDP and RTP marks are maintained, respectively, the provision of the

public radio and television service.

3. Public radio and television services operate with full autonomy

editorial with regard to its programming and information.

4. The delegations of the Portuguese Radiotelevision-Public Service of Television, S. A. and

of Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira

are transformed, in each of them, into a single regional centre, being

correspondingly applicable the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3.

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Article 3.

Social capital

1. The social capital of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., is € 710,948,965.00, and

is fully carried out by the state.

2. The representative actions of the social capital of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A.

are held directly by the Directorate General of the Treasury and its management may be

committed to a legal person of public law or the entity belonging to the sector

public.

3. The rights of the State as a shareholder of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., are

exercised by a representative appointed by joint dispatch of the members of the

Government responsible for the areas of social communication and Finaths.

Article 4.

Social organs

The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., has as social organs the general assembly, the

board of directors and the single tax supervisor, with the skills that are

committed by law and bylaws.

Article 5.

Council of Opinion

The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., has a council of opinion yet,

majority-owned by members indicated by associations and other entities

representative of the different sectors of the public opinion, in the terms and with the

competences provided for in the statutes.

Article 6.

Providers of the caller and the telviewer

Together with the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., perform functions a provider of the listener

and a provider of the telviewer, in accordance with the powers provided for in the statutes.

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CHAPTER II

Formalization and Register

Article 7.

Registration and exemptions

1. The present law constitutes title rather for the substantiation and formalization of acts

legal therein provided for, including those for registration.

2. Since verified the legal assumptions of the legal regime provided for in the Decree-

Law No. 404/90 of December 21 shall be exempt from fees, IMT and the Tax of the Selo,

all acts to be practising for the implementation of the provisions of this Law, including the registration

of the transmissions of goods in it provided for and the registration of the Statutes of Radio and Television of

Portugal S. A.

3. Acts provided for in this Law shall be practiced officiously by the repartitions

competent public.

4. The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not apply to acts to be practising in the conservatory of

records.

5. The absence of registration does not preclude the production of effects of the Statutes of Radio and

Television from Portugal, S. A., pursuant to Rule 14.

6. Considering the fiscal neutrality of the operations arising from Article 2 and still the

Provisions of Article 69 (6) of the IRC Code, the deduction for profit is allowed

taxable entity of the incorporated entity of the group's tax losses, not yet deducted,

subject to the special taxation regime of groups of companies, pursuant to the

general standards applicable to the reporting of damages.

Article 8.

Social deliberations

While the Radio and Television of Portugal, S.A., has a single shareholder stay

dispensed to the realization of general assemblies of the society, being sufficient that the

respective social deliberations are recorded in minutes signed by the representative

of that shareholder.

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CHAPTER III

Final and Transitional Provisions

Article 9.

Labour relations

1. Transmit to the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., the legal position of

employer in the employment or service contracts maintained by Radio and

Television from Portugal, SGPS, S. A., by Portuguese Radiotelevision-Public Service

of Television, S. A., by the Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. and by the RTP-Means of

Production, S. A., observing the provisions of the general legislation on the effects of

transmission of the company or establishment in the working relationships.

2. The instruments of collective work regulation that link Radio and

Television from Portugal, SGPS, S. A., the Portuguese Radiotelevision-Public Service of

Television, S. A., the Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. and the RTP-Means of Production, S. A.

remain in force, in the terms and deadlines in them.

3. Workers coming from the former National broadcaster are integrated into the Radio and

Television from Portugal, S. A. and remain subject to the legal regime which was

applicable.

Article 10.

Contractual relations

No change in circumstances is considered to be changed to the Radio and Television of

Portugal, S. A., by virtue of this Law, of any contracts that bind the

societies that are incorporated.

Article 11.

Increase in social capital

The social capital of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A. is increased through the

capital allocations provided for in the Financial Restructuring Agreement signed between the

Radio and Television of Portugal, SGPS, S. A., and the Portuguese State on September 22

of 2003.

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Article 12.

Remissions

They are considered to be made to the Radio and Television of Portugal S. A. the references made in the

Law to the Radio and Television of Portugal, SGPS, S. A., to Portuguese Radiotelevision-Service

Public of Television, S. A., to Portuguese Broadcasting, S. A. and to RTP-Means of

Production, S. A.

Article 13.

Repeal

It is repealed the Act No 33/2003 of August 22.

Article 14.

Production of effects

The present law, as well as the attached statutes, produce its effects since 1 of

January 2007.

Seen and approved in Council of Ministers November 16, 2006.

The Prime Minister

The Minister of the Presidency

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

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ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION OF PORTUGAL, S. A.

CHAPTER I

Denomination, seat, duration and object

Article 1.

Form and denomination

1. Society adopts the form of anonymous society and the designation of Radio and

Television from Portugal, S. A.

2. Society shall be governed by the bylaws adopted by this Law and by the general legislation

or special that is applicable to you.

Article 2.

Headquarters and representations

1. Society has its registered office in Lisbon, on the Avenue Marshal Gomes da Costa,

n. 37.

2. By deliberation of the board of directors, the society may displace the seat

social within the same municipality or to limitrofe municipality.

3. Society has a delegation in each Autonomous Region, called the centre

regional, and may create or extinguish, at any point in the national territory or outside

of him, delegations or any other form of social representation.

4. The duration of the society is for indefinite time.

Article 3.

Subject

1. The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., has as its object the provision of the services

public radio and television, pursuant to the Law of Radio, the Television Act and the

respective concession contracts.

2. Society may pursue any activities, industrial or commercial,

related to radio and television activity, to the extent that it does not

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commit to or affect the pursuit of public radio and television service,

particularly the following:

a) Exploitation of advertising activity, under the terms of the respective contracts of

concession;

b) Production and making available to the public of activity-related goods

of radio or television, particularly programmes and publications;

c) Provision of technical consultancy and vocational training services and

cooperation with other entities, national or foreign, especially with

counterparts from the Portuguesespeaking countries;

d) Participation in investments in the production of cinematographic works and

audiovisual.

Article 4.

Responsibility for contents

1. The responsibility for the selection and the content of the programming of the services of

programs of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., belongs to the respective Directors.

2. The competence referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comply with the guidelines of management

pursued by the board of directors in accordance with the objectives and obligations,

specifically of public service, provided for in the Laws of Radio and Television and in the

concession contracts.

3. The editorial responsibility for the information of Radio's programme services and

Television from Portugal, S. A., belongs, directly and exclusively, to the director who cheesie a

respective area.

4. The Assembly of the Republic, the Regulatory Entity for Social Communication and the

opinion board afferment, within the framework of their respective competences, of compliance

of the objectives and obligations of the public service by the Radio and Television of

Portugal, S. A.

5. The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., shall ensure the contribution of the delegations

regional for the respective programming and information.

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Article 5.

Parliamentary monitoring

1. The board of directors of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., maintains the

Assembly of the Republic informed about the performance of the public radio service and

of television, specifically through the annual dispatch of the activity plans and

budget, as well as the reports of activities and accounts.

2. The members of the board of directors of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., and

those responsible for the programming and information of the respective programme services

are subject to an annual hearing in the Assembly of the Republic.

3. The first parliamentary hearing of the members of the board of directors carries out-

if immediately following his election.

4. Irrespective of the provisions of paragraph 2, the Assembly of the Republic may, to any

moment, convene the entities there referred to for the provision of clarifications

relating to the operation of the public service.

CHAPTER II

Of social capital and shares

Article 6.

Social capital, actions and representation of the State

1. The social capital of Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., is from € 710,948,965.00, and is

fully carried out by the State.

2. The social capital is divided into shares with the nominal value of 5 € each,

There may be securities of 1, 10, 15 and 100 shares and from multiples of 100 to 10000.

3. The shares are nominative, and may not be converted into shares to the holder,

staying since already authorised, under the applicable law, the issuance or conversion

of scriptural actions, which follow the scheme of the nominative actions.

4. The representative shares of the social capital belong exclusively to the State, the

legal persons in public law, to public companies or to capital companies

exclusively public.

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CHAPTER III

Organs of the society

SECTION I

General provisions

Article 7.

Social organs

1. Are social organs of the society the general assembly, the board of directors and the

single tax.

2. Members of the social bodies carry out their duties for periods of four years

civilians, renewables, counting as complete the calendar year of the designation.

3. Members of the social bodies consider themselves to be sworn in at the time when

have been elected and remain in the exercise of duties until the election of their respective

substitutes.

SECTION II

General assembly

Article 8.

Composition and operation

1. The general meeting shall be formed by the shareholders with the right to vote.

2. Each 1000 shares corresponds to one vote.

3. Members of the board of directors and the single tax supervisor shall be present at the

meetings of the general assembly and may participate in their work, but they have not, in that

quality, right to vote.

4. The deliberations are taken by a majority of the votes of the shareholders present or

represented whenever the law or the statute does not require any greater number.

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Article 9.

Competencies

It is up to the general assembly to continue the skills that are committed to us

present Statutes and in the general law and, in particular:

a) Elect and remove the table of the assembly, the members of the board of directors

and the single tax;

b) Deliberate on changes of the statutes and capital increases, without prejudice to the

provisions of Article 1 (5) of the Act approving these Statutes;

c) Deliberating, in accordance with the Statute of the Public Gestor, on the remuneration of the

members of the social bodies, and may, to the effect, designate a commission of

maturities;

d) Discussing and voting the balance sheet and bills and the opinion of the single tax and deliberating on

the application of the results of the exercise;

e) Deliberating on the constitution of a reserve fund, with no maximum limit,

constituted by the transfer of net profits ascertained in each financial year;

f) Fix the value from which they become subject to their authorisation the acquisition, the

divestance or the oneration of rights, including the incidents on immovable property or

furniture and social participations;

g) Authorize loans with respect to the provisions of Article 2 (3) of the Law of

Funding for the Public Service for Broadcasting and Television;

h) Deliberating on the issuance of bonds;

i) Deliberating, by a qualified majority of two thirds, on the separation of parts of the

heritage of the society or of its business, with a view to its allocation to

new companies that come to create or in whose capital it comes to participate;

j) Approve the annual plan of activities, as well as investment plans;

l) Pronounce on any other subject so that you have been summoned.

Article 10.

Table of the general meeting

1. The table of the general meeting shall consist of a President, a Vice-President and a

secretary.

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2. The general assembly is convened by the President with a minimum advance notice of 30

days, with express indication of the subjects to be addressed.

3. The flawings are met under the terms of the commercial law.

Article 11.

Meetings

1. The general meeting brings together at least once a year and whenever the board of

administration or the single supervisor to understand it necessary or when the meeting is

required by shareholders representing at least 10% of the social capital and the

require in letter that accurately indicate the subjects to be included in the agenda and the

respective fundamentals.

2. For the purposes of the a) , b) and i) of Article 9, the general assembly can only bring together

validly finding themselves present shareholders who represent the majority of the capital

social.

Section III

Board of Directors

Article 12.

Composition

1. The board of directors shall consist of five elements elected in assembly

general, being a president and a vice president.

2. The board of directors comprises only executive directors.

Article 13.

Inamovibility

1. The elements of the board of directors are unremovable, it may only be

destitute at the time prior to the expiry of his term of office:

a) When they demonstrably commit serious lack in the performance of their

functions or in the fulfillment of any other obligation inherent in the post;

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b) In the event of a serious and repeated breach of the concession contract of the

public radio or television service;

c) In case of permanent disability.

2. The decision of removal substantiated in the paragraph b) from the previous number only can

occur after appearing favorable from the Regulatory Entity for Social Communication.

Article 14.

Competencies

To the board of directors compete:

a) Ensuring compliance with the objectives and obligations set out in the Laws of Radio

and of the Television and the concession contracts of the public radio service and of

television;

b) Managing social business and practising all acts relating to the social object which

do not fall into the competence assigned to other organs of the society;

c) Represent the society in judgment and outside of it, actively and passively, and may

give up, transigir and confess in any pleas and, well thus, commit,

upon convention of arbitration, to the decision of arbitrators;

d) Acquire, sell or otherwise divest or onerate rights, including the

incidents on immovable or movable property and social shareholdings, without prejudice to the

competences assigned in this matter to the general meeting;

e) Deliberating on the constitution of other funds, in addition to the reserve fund of the

competence of the general assembly, and on the provisions necessary to prevent

risks of depreciation or damage to which certain plant species or

equipment are particularly subject;

f) Deliberating on creation and extinction, at any point in the national territory or

out of it, from agencies, delegations or any other form of representation

social;

g) Establishing the technical-administrative organization of society and regulation

of its internal functioning, specifically the personnel framework and the respective

remuneration;

h) Nominate and impeach those responsible for the content of the programming and the

information, without prejudice to the legally assigned powers in this field to

regulator for the media;

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i) Constitute mandators with the powers that judge to be convenient;

j) Exercising the remaining skills assigned to it by law or by the

general assembly.

Article 15.

President

1. Compete, especially, to the chairman of the board of directors:

a) Represent the board in judgment and outside of it;

b) Coordinating the activity of the board of directors, convening and directing the

respective meetings;

c) Exercise vote of quality;

d) To ensure the correct implementation of the deliberations of the board of directors.

2. In your fallout or impediments, the President is replaced by the Vice-President.

Article 16.

Meetings

1. The board of directors shall set the dates or periodicity of their meetings

ordinary and gather extraordinarily whenever summoned by the president, by his

initiative or the request of two administrators.

2. The board of directors shall not be able to deliberate without the presence of the majority of its

members in effectivity of duties, saved by reason of urgency as such

recognized by the President, in which case the votes can be cast by

correspondence or by past proxy to another administrator.

3. The deliberations of the board of directors always appear in the minutes and are taken

by a majority of the votes of the members present, having the president, or who legally

the surrogate, vote of quality.

Article 17.

Subscriptions

1. Society obliges:

a) By the signing of two members of the board of directors;

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b) By the signing of an administrator, within the scope of the powers that have been

expressly delegates;

c) By the signature of mandators constituted, in the framework of the corresponding

mandate.

2. On matters of mere expediency suffice the signature of an administrator.

3. The board of directors may act, in the legal terms, that certain

documents of the society are signed by mechanical processes or by chancela.

SECTION IV

Single fiscal

Article 18.

Function

1. The supervision of the society is exercised by a single supervisor elected in assembly

general, which also elects the alternating.

2. Single tax and its alternating officer are official reviewers of accounts or societies of

official reviewers of accounts.

3. Single tax can be co-adjuvated by specially designated technicians or

hired for that purpose and still by companies specializing in the work of

audit.

4. Single tax must, mandatory and annually, request an audit on the

application of the loans granted by the State.

Article 19.

Competencies

In addition to the competences set out in the general law, it is up to the single supervisor in particular to:

a) To examine, whenever the judge convenient, and, at least, once a month, the

writing of the society;

b) Issue opinion on the budget, balance sheet, inventory and annual accounts;

c) Ask for the extraordinary convocation of the general assembly whenever you understand it

convenient;

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d) Ask the board of directors for consideration of any matter that

understand duty to be weighted;

e) Pronounce on any matter referred to it by the board of

administration.

SECTION V

Secretary of the society

Article 20.

Secretary of the society

The board of directors may appoint a secretary of the society and a deputy

to exercise the functions provided for in the law.

CHAPTER VII

Council of Opinion

Article 21.

Composition

1. The opinion board shall be constituted by:

a) Ten members elected by the Assembly of the Republic according to the system

proportional;

b) A member designated by the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the

Azores;

c) A member designated by the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the

Wood;

d) Two members designated by the trade union and two members

designated by employers ' associations;

e) A member designated by the most representative religious confessions;

f) A member designated by the associations of television viewers;

g) A member designated by the parent associations;

h) A member designated by the family's advocacy associations;

i) A member designated by the youth associations;

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j) A member designated by the defence associations of Portuguese authors;

l) A member designated by the Section of the Non-governmental Organizations of the

Advisory Council of the Commission for Equality and for the Rights of the

Women;

m) A member designated by the associations of persons with disabilities or

disability;

n) A member designated by the consumer protection associations.

2. The Presidents of the general meeting, the board of directors and the single supervisor

you can attend the meetings of the opinion board and participate in the works, without a right

the vote.

3. The members of the opinion board shall carry out their duties for periods of four

years, renewables.

4. The members of the opinion board shall be independent in the exercise of their

functions, either in the face of the remaining statutory bodies of the Radio and Television Society of

Portugal, S. A., either in the face of the entities that designate them.

Article 22.

Competence

1. Compete to the opinion board:

a) To appreciate the activity and budget plans concerning the following year, as well as

the multiannual plans of the society;

b) Appreciate the report and accounts;

c) Follow up the activity, as well as pronounce on compliance, of the

public radio and television service, taking into account the respective general bases

of programming and investment plans, and may for this hear those responsible

by the selection and content of Radio and Information programming and information

Television of Portugal S. A.;

d) To appreciate the company's activity in the framework of cooperation with the countries of

Portuguese expression and support for Portuguese communities abroad;

e) Issue opinion on concession contracts to be concluded with the State,

specifically as to the qualification of public service missions;

f) Eleger, from among its members, the President;

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g) Pronount on any matters that social bodies understand to submit-

to appear to you;

h) Issue opinion binding on the nominated persons for the posts of provider

of the telviewer and provider of the caller.

2. The social organs of society, as well as those responsible for the areas of

programming and information, should collaborate with the opinion board in

pursuit of its competences.

Article 23.

Meetings

The opinion board meets ordinarily three times a year for appreciation of the

matters of its competence, and extraordinarily upon request by two thirds

of its members.

CHAPTER VIII

Providers

Article 24.

Assignment

1. The provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer are assigned from among persons

of recognized professional merit, credibility and personal integrity whose activity

in the last five years has been exercised in the area of communication.

2. The board of directors of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., indigits the

provider of the caller and the provider of the telviewer and communicates the said indigitation to the

board of opinion until 30 days before the end of the mandates.

3. The names indigitated for the outward and provider provider posts of the

telviewer become subject to binding opinion of the opinion board.

4. Should the opinion board not issue opinion within 30 days after the date on which it

it has been communicated to you the indigitation, it is assumed that the respective opinion is

favorable.

5. Unless it appears unfavorable from the opinion board, duly substantiated in the

not fulfilling the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this article, the provider of the

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listener and the provider of the telviewer are vested by the board of directors, in the

maximum period of five days from the date of issuance of opinion by the board of

opinion or, in the case of their absence, to be counted from the deadline in the preceding paragraph.

Article 25.

Statute

1. The provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer enjoy independence face

to the organs and structures of the dealership of the public radio and television service and

respective operators, without prejudice to the remuneration that is due to them.

2. The mandates of the provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer have the duration

of two years, renewables for once in the terms of the previous article.

3. The mandates of the provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer only cease in the

following situations:

a) Death or permanent disability of the holder;

b) Resignation of the holder;

c) Designation of new holder, in the case of expiry of the term of office.

Article 26.

Cooperation

1. The Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., faculty to the provider of the listener and the provider

of the telviewer the administrative and technical means necessary for the performance of the

their functions.

2. The expenses inherent in the continuation of their duties, including their respective

remunerations, are ensured by the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A.

3. The remuneration of the provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer is fixed by the

board of directors of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S. A., which equally

ensures the necessary expenses for the further continuation of its duties.

4. The organs, structures, services and workers of the Radio and Television of Portugal, S.

A., and the public service operators of radio and television and, in particular, the

respective programming and information directors should collaborate with the

provider of the caller and with the provider of the viewer, specifically through the

provision and speedy and punctual delivery of the information and documents requested,

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as well as from permission of access to your premises and records, without prejudice

of the safeguarding of professional secrecy.

Article 27.

Competencies

1. Compete to the provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer:

a) Receive and evaluate the pertinence of complaints and suggestions from listeners and

telviewers about the content disseminated and the respective form of

presentation by public radio and television services;

b) Produce opinions on the complaints and suggestions received by directing them to the bodies

of administration and the remaining responsible parties;

c) Inquire and formulate conclusions on the criteria adopted and the methods used

in the elaboration and presentation of the programming and information disseminated by the

public radio and television services;

d) Transmit to listeners and viewers their opinions on the contents

disseminated by public radio and television services;

e) Ensuring the editing, in the main programme services, of a programme

weekly on subjects of their competence, with a minimum duration of fifteen

minutes, to be transmitted at appropriate time;

f) Draw up an annual report on your activity.

2. The provider of the caller and the provider of the viewer shall listen to the Director of

information or the director of programming, depending on the matter in appreciation, and the persons

target of complaints or suggestions, in advance of the adoption of opinions, proceeding to

dissemination of their respective opinions.

3. The opinions and conclusions referred to in points b) and c) of paragraph 1 are always

reported to those responsible for the services and persons targeted, who, within the prescribed time

by the provider or, in their absence, within the maximum period of five days, they must communicate

reasoned response to the respective provider and adopt the necessary measures.

4. The annual reports of the provider of the caller and provider of the viewer shall

be sent to the regulator for media reporting by the January 31

each year and released annually by the operators acting under the

granting of the public radio and television service, through the respective website

electronic or by any other means judged convenient.

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CHAPTER IX

From social exercises and application of results

Article 28.

Plans

1. The economic and financial management of society is programmed and disciplined by plans

of activity and financial, annual and multi-annual, as well as by annual budgets of

exploration and investments that manage the resources indispensable to the coverage of the

expenses in them foreseen.

2. Financial plans shall provide for the evolution of expenditure, investments

projected and the sources of funding.

3. Multiannual plans are updated in each year and should translate the strategy of the

business in the medium term, by integrating into the guidelines set out in the planning for the

sector in which the company inserts itself.

4. The exercises coincide with the civil years.

Article 29.

Application of profits

The profits for exercise, duly approved, have the following application:

a) A minimum of 10% for constitution or eventual reintegration of the legal reserve,

until it reaches the required amount;

b) The remainder for purposes that the general assembly delibere of interest to the society.

CHAPTER X

Personnel

Article 30.

Regime

To the staff of the society applies, according to the nature of the respective bond

legal, the general employment law or civil law.